Bronzviking Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 I've been collecting rocks and seashells on the beaches for 17 years in Florida and never came across anything like this. It was covered in lime sediment which I washed off. It is about 5 inches long and is heavy, weighs 13 ounces. It appears to have calcium spots on it. Can anybody identify this???? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innocentx Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Better focus on the first 2 photos might help as I'm not seeing anything yet. I'm getting a spongy vibe, though I'm no expert. "Journey through a universe ablaze with changes" Phil Ochs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronzviking Posted May 13, 2018 Author Share Posted May 13, 2018 Sorry, I took so many photos yesterday my eyes were tired. This is the best I can get with this one. Hope it helps. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supertramp Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 maybe it’s to be excluded relatively to the geological context (which I do not know), but is there any possibility for a volcanic (basaltic-andesitic?) amygdaloidal rock? ciao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansTheLoser Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 With this rounded surface it might be difficult to say anything specific. I would exclude fossil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronzviking Posted May 13, 2018 Author Share Posted May 13, 2018 CIAO: There are NO volcanoes in Florida USA. Mostly made up of all sedimentary formations. Here is a link about our geology. https://fcit.usf.edu/florida/docs/g/geology.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innocentx Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Sometimes ID requires best possible focus as identifying details can sometimes be quite small. This rock may be worth saving simply because it's a rare occurrence in the area. It may be something, but it's too difficult to say. Don't give up, @Bronzviking. Florida is a great place for fossils. "Journey through a universe ablaze with changes" Phil Ochs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 This piece looks like a tumbled limestone to Me. 2 Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Agree with ynot, it's a rolled piece of limestone with some crushing of the calcite particles making the white blotches. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronzviking Posted May 14, 2018 Author Share Posted May 14, 2018 I just looked at this with the 10X eye loop and I see tiny pores with microcrystallines unlike any limestone's I've found here. Thanks for all the feedback! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innocentx Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 There's a trace fossil here, I think. Trypanites! "Journey through a universe ablaze with changes" Phil Ochs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronzviking Posted May 14, 2018 Author Share Posted May 14, 2018 Oh Cool Innocetx, THX! You want to hear something funny? I did a google image search of my wanna be bone and this came up! A Tarbosaurus bataar Toe Bone. Wouldn't that make Florida history?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innocentx Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 It would be great fun to find such a thing. Good luck out there, @Bronzviking. "Journey through a universe ablaze with changes" Phil Ochs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 The little white marks visible on the surface look like Spirorbis attachment scars. " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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